Trumpet
(Meniscus - MNSCS 009 ) CD $7.50
In which the Nmperign trumpeter transforms an instrument which has remained static since the 19th century into a claxon or a rhythm machine. Buzz saw tones, foghorn reverberations, lip kisses, wind tunnel trills and the sounds of rubbing and crunching metal appear, as do passages that could be a small fire being lit, a dental hygienist at work or a locomotive leaving a station. Air forced through the valves at different speeds, velocities and intensity makes up the longest track, which extends a note -- and its echoes --through lip vibrations and throat whistles.